"However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise.There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religiousbeliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate thanJesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supremebeing. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one'sbehalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that aregrowing throughout our land are not using their religious clout withwisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into followingtheir position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groupson a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with aloss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of thepolitical preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that ifI want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.'Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume toclaim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am evenmore angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of everyreligious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control myvote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today:I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate theirmoral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.' "